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Posted by Simply Deb on January 13, 2013

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The Brugmansia (Angel Trumpet) Bed Is In

So last week the yard crew decided to blow all my leaves up against the wall. They don't like my leaf piles. The week before, they mowed over the pile I had by the fence. Anyway, having a nice, clear spot in front of the bed completely devoid of grass, I decided to go ahead and plant the brug bed before they came and did some other mischief to my leaves. So here it is. If you click the above picture, you'll get the original size. I bordered it with the African Irises I grew from seeds rescued from the Kohl's parking lot, which is hard to see here, but the closeup below shows it more clearly. I'm not too sure they'll do well there, because it gets rather wet in the summer, but we'll see. As you can see, the border is fallen limbs from the oaks across the road by the pond. I'll replace them with something better once I get some money, but for now, they will keep the yard crew out, hopefully. They tend to like to weed whack anything that looks like grass, so I...

Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

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Garden Diary - October 19, 2016

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